I’ve been so busy that I’ve barely had a chance to sit down the past couple of months. When I discovered I had an entire afternoon all for myself, I decided to spend it reading and I wanted a book I could devour in one sitting. There’s nothing like a paperback romance to waste a few hours and Vanessa Kelly’s Sex and the Single Earl was just what I needed.
Sophie Stanton is the kind of lady who doesn’t much care about the rules women live by during the Regency era and for that I immediately liked her. It’s pretty obvious that she’s into Trask (Simon St. James, fifth Earl of Trask) but that doesn’t mean she’s going to let him walk all over her. These two definitely have some issues to work out and there are some ups and downs to the relationship but it makes for an entertaining ride.
Besides being a good romance novel, this book is also a pretty interesting historical novel. Kelly definitely did her research and it adds to overall success of the book. I think it’s really interesting that the author included complex issues like child labor and as flighty as Sophie can be, she’s passionate about her beliefs. It’s always nice when a romance novel is interesting in between the dirty bits!
It’s nice to escape into a book like this for an afternoon and if you’re a fan of the genre this is one you might want to look into picking up.
